| Subject |
Public administration -- Great Britain.
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Great Britain -- Politics and government.
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| Descript |
1 online resource (657 p.) |
| Note |
Description based upon print version of record. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Brief contents -- Table of Contents -- Guided tour -- Guide to features -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms -- Part 1 Context -- Chapter 1 Understanding British politics -- Learning outcomes -- Introduction -- UK politics, representative democracy and the 'Westminster Model' -- Liberal democracy -- The changing state -- Conclusion and summary -- Further reading -- Websites -- Chapter 2 Analysing British politics -- Learning outcomes -- Introduction |
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The Westminster Model and the study of British politics -- Alternative models -- Approaches to British politics -- Research methods -- Conclusion and summary -- Further reading -- Websites -- Chapter 3 UK government in historical context: From Attlee to Blair -- Learning outcomes -- Introduction -- The post-war 'consensus' -- The end of consensus, 1970-79 -- Thatcherism, 1979-97 -- Conclusion and summary -- Further reading -- Websites -- Chapter 4 Economy and society -- Learning outcomes -- Introduction -- Britain: a divided nation? -- Sources of cohesion |
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The credit crunch, the recession and 'austerity' -- Conclusion and summary -- Further reading -- Websites -- Chapter 5 The media and communications -- Learning outcomes -- Introduction -- The UK media: not one, but many? -- Theories of media influence -- New Labour and the media -- The media and the 2010 general election -- The media and the 2015 general election -- The 'phone hacking' scandal -- Conclusion and summary -- Further reading -- Websites -- Part 2 Constitution and institutions -- Chapter 6 The constitution -- Learning outcomes -- Introduction |
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The uncodified constitution -- Sources of the UK constitution -- Main principles of the UK constitution -- The constitution under pressure -- New Labour and constitutional reform -- A new constitutional settlement? -- The 2014 referendum on Scottish independence -- Conclusion and summary -- Further reading -- Websites -- Chapter 7 The core executive -- Learning outcomes -- Introduction -- The core executive model -- The Prime Minister -- Leadership style -- The Cabinet -- Ministerial responsibility -- Ministers and departments -- Conclusion and summary -- Further reading |
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Websites -- Chapter 8 Parliament -- Learning outcomes -- Introduction -- The House of Commons -- Verdict: does the House of Commons do its job? -- The House of Lords -- Parliamentary reform -- The expenses scandal and after -- Conclusion and summary -- Further reading -- Websites -- Chapter 9 The judiciary and the law -- Learning outcomes -- Introduction -- The judicial system in the UK -- Judicial review -- The Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Court of Human Rights -- Who are the judges? -- New Labour's constitutional reforms -- The police |
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Conclusion and summary |
| Note |
325 annual accesses. UkHlHU |
| Alt author |
Lynch, Philip, 1967-
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| ISBN |
9781317551645 |
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